Ancient Olympics
Where were the 1st Olympics held?
Ancient Greece
What country held the first modern winter Olympics?
France
Athletes perform routines involving jumps, spins, and gliding on ice
Figure skating
This team made history by being the first athletes from a tropical country to compete in the Winter Olympics
The Jamaican bobsled team
What country has hosted the most winter olympics?
The USA
What is the oldest olympic sport?
Running
Name one of the two of the first winter Olympic sports
Skiing, skating, curling, bobsled, ice hockey
Introduced at the 1998 Winter Olympics, what is the name of the event in which athletes compete in the halfpipe and parallel giant slalom?
Snowboarding
This American won the Men's figure skating gold in 2022
Nathan Chen
Who was the first Black athlete to medal in the Winter Olympics?
U.S Figure skater Debra Thomas in Calgary, 1988
True or False: Women participated in the first olympics
False- Only men could participate
What do the Olympic rings represent?
The five participating continents in the Modern Olympics
Which sport involves athletes riding down an ice track seated two or four to a sled?
Bobsled
This woman won the halfpipe in 2022?
Chloe Kim
What is the only country to have won a gold medal at every winter olympics?
The United States
How often were the early olympics held?
Every 4 years
How does the Olympic flame get from one Olympics to the next?
Torch relay
In which sport do athletes ski cross country with pauses to shoot at targets, with competitors skiing penalty loops or receiving a time penalty?
Biathlon
The figure skater won gold in the 1992 and the Dancing with Stars Mirrorball Trophy
Kristi Yamaguchi
What is known as the Miracle on Ice?
The U.S hockey team played Russia in the 1980 Lake Placid games and beat them in the semifinals
They were held in Olympia, Greece in Honor of the God Zeus.
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics being held?
Milano-Cortina
Athletes race down a track of ice on their stomachs head first
Skeleton
This Olympian competed in multiple Olympics starting in 2006 and retiring in 2022. He won multiple medals and earned the nickname the "Flying Tomato".
Shaun White
True or False: For some events Speed Skaters race in lanes
True